The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-17
TIE CITY COUNCIL.
The CitiIens' Hallway Ordinance and Other
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The special meeting Of Council las.
night was called for the purpose OF con.
hidering tho ordinance granting tho Citi.
zens' Railway Company the right to use
electricity as motive power and to ex-
tend lis track as recommended by the
committee that considered the or.
dinsnce. The company has not
yet secured any kind otan ordinance. A
number oil very material amendments
were made and the company and ita rem.
reasatativss were knocked about Ia all di.
rections. The Wheeling Railway Com.
pany'6 representatives, John N. Sweeney,
barney a. Galligan and others and Tia NJ.
torn0y Mr.. W. 2. Hubbard were present,
also representatives from the other com.
pany. Tho Wheeling men seemed to have
the whip.hRnd on tho Council, for In every
instance their suggestiona regarding the
ordinance for the Cit|zsns Company
we're adopted. Some Of the amendments
proposed were prepared for the members
by Mr.. Hubbard. The ordinance WAS first
considered by the Second. II refused to
allow the road 10 ruu down Jacob below
Forty.Recond, and allowed for loop
lines out along Water, Forty.
fourth and Foif streets; It Ia alsc
allowed TO 20 down EoG to For
ty,eighth and up Forty.elshth to Jacob.
Other amendments were made, and when
the ordinance was sent to the Frat 1t was
supposed that It was acceptable to the
Wheeling Company, aud the Citizens
limo was willing to accept 1t in the condl
ton 1t was. Ia the First an amendment
was offered by Mr.. Delbrugge, having
been prepared by Mr.. Hubbard, to the
effect that the Citizens company by &C
cspting the ordinance reIinquiehes oil
claim whatsoever that 1t may have to {
track on Jacob street below Forty second
The vote wss 0 to .. The Mayor voted il
favor Of 1t and the Citzens' company /!
thereby prevented from commencing TIT
work 1t designs to do for another week Of
two. r.
Colonel Caldwell said that his compan,
had no objection to this amendment, but
1t did object to Whist WIS evident 10 him
The policy Of obstruction being pursued
BY the Wheeling Company. Some OF the
discuBslons over this. ordinance were
ahead Of anything ever heard In Council.
The ordinance cxempting private bath
tubs from water tax Was taken up ir
! tho Second Branch and defeated by vote
OF Is to s. The ordinance providing tina,
nine hours shall constitute days worl
Tor those in the employ Of the city wa,
presented in an amended form, read once
and objection being made 1t went ovel
again. ]&
The Ohio River road was granted an or
dinance that amended In some Particular
the severe provisions imposed on 1t by
an ordinance passed some time since al
loving it to reach It's newly purchased
property in the Eighth ward, on
which it proposes 10 erect shops. There
was hard fight over the ordinance in the
First. A desire waa shown by some to
stick thu company for the earth, and the
discussion was very warm at times.
In the course OF the evening the Board
Of Pablo works came in for scoring
because OF it's refusal to meet the Other
evening with the Committee on Streett
and Alleys TO Consider the Wheeling
Railway Compsny's plan. Mr.. Myles re-
sented this talk about the Board
on the floors Of both bodies In +
spirited way; but to little effect, for the
Coancil ignored the Board and left it te
the committee to determine and approve
the style Of the motor to be used by tue
Citizens road. .57. .;r.t